From 1d99e09b7e1f401a89ce8492c040b813576bebb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mateusz Konieczny <matkoniecz@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 13:51:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add example to stringsCrossReference

Also, use word inherit to make it more greppable.
---
 README.md | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62af21c..eb24c86 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -618,7 +618,17 @@ The value of each option can be a reference to another field or preset's name. F
 
 ##### `stringsCrossReference`
 
-An optional property to reference to the strings of another field, indicated  by using that field's name contained in brackets, like `{field}`. This is for example useful when there are multiple variants of fields for the same tag, which should all use the same strings.
+An optional property to reference to the strings of another field, indicated  by using that field's name contained in brackets, like `{field}`. This is for example useful when there are multiple variants of fields for the same tag, which should all use the same strings. For example:
+
+```json
+  "stringsCrossReference": "{gender}",
+  "options": [
+      "female",
+      "male"
+  ]
+```
+
+would inherit translations from `gender` field but keep only defined options. 
 
 ##### `autoSuggestions`
 

From 8d6f751a2adc1c2eec1f292b0d97722d3a02e841 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martin Raifer <martin@raifer.tech>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 18:19:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] minor spelling tweak

and change the example to one that makes a little more sense in practice
---
 README.md | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb24c86..e089c17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -621,14 +621,15 @@ The value of each option can be a reference to another field or preset's name. F
 An optional property to reference to the strings of another field, indicated  by using that field's name contained in brackets, like `{field}`. This is for example useful when there are multiple variants of fields for the same tag, which should all use the same strings. For example:
 
 ```json
-  "stringsCrossReference": "{gender}",
+  "stringsCrossReference": "{sport}",
   "options": [
-      "female",
-      "male"
+      "ice_skating",
+      "ice_hockey",
+      "curling"
   ]
 ```
 
-would inherit translations from `gender` field but keep only defined options. 
+This would inherit all translations from the `gender` field but keep only the defined options.
 
 ##### `autoSuggestions`